ISSUE 048 · SATURDAY, OCT 16, 2021
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3,744 dispatches on file

Dylan HowellOn the record
Filed Aug 15, 2021
5 / 5

Best rate I found

Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege.

Hamish ParkerOn the record
Filed Aug 15, 2021
1 / 5

Nope.

Nope. closed my account because I didn't use it for 11 months, no warning email, just a letter two weeks after the fact.

Alice MeredithOn the record
Filed Aug 15, 2021
4 / 5

Big win on the APR

APR came in at 6.1 which my credit union couldn't touch and the paperwork was done by Thursday.

Ailsa Carter
Filed Aug 14, 2021
4 / 5

Worth switching for

the app flagged a charge I didn't make at a gas station in Ohio and had a new card at my door Tuesday.

Theo BowenOn the record
Filed Aug 14, 2021
4 / 5

Fraud caught in minutes

Great.

Sean Richards
Filed Aug 14, 2021
1 / 5

Never again.

Mid at best. The chatbot is useless and the human it hands you off to has to ask every question again from zero.

Grace Howells
Filed Aug 13, 2021
4 / 5

Finally a card that works

The chat agent definately knew what she was doing, fixed my joint account access in under 10 min. Rates on the HYSA bumped to 4.3% this month and nobody tried to hide it in fine print.

Eilidh GriffithsOn the record
Filed Aug 13, 2021
4 / 5

Shocked at how fast

Mobile check deposit worked on the first try with my cracked phone camera, miracle. App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance.

Elowen ReesOn the record
Filed Aug 12, 2021
5 / 5

10/10 would bank again

Got approved for the auto loan in like 12 minutes at the loans desk, the agent was shook. the app flagged a charge I didn't make at a gas station in Ohio and had a new card at my door Tuesday. They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt.

Jacob ReedOn the record
Filed Aug 12, 2021
5 / 5

Decent app, better humans

The woman at the counter, I think her name was Lara, stayed past close to help me with a stop payment. They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt.

Angus EllisOn the record
Filed Aug 12, 2021
4 / 5

No fees, no fuss

Dispute on a $120 subscription I never signed up for was resolved in 48 hours, money back.

Florence CoxOn the record
Filed Aug 11, 2021
5 / 5

Aisha at the branch is a gem

Had my identity stolen month-end and the fraud team called me, not the other way around.

Iona WattsOn the record
Filed Aug 11, 2021
5 / 5

Painless, actually

Lost my debit card on vacation and had a replacement at the hotel the next morning. Mobile check deposit worked on the first try with my cracked phone camera, miracle.

Freddie MurphyOn the record
Filed Aug 10, 2021
5 / 5

Call center was great

My overdraft got waived twice this year because I asked nicely, try that at a big bank haha.

Liam PalmerOn the record
Filed Aug 10, 2021
4 / 5

Approved same day

I called about a weird $8.50 fee and the rep just reversed it, no fight, no manager escalation nothing.

Sophie O'Sullivan
Filed Aug 10, 2021
4 / 5

Keeper.

They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice.

Orla BarnesOn the record
Filed Aug 9, 2021
5 / 5

Insurance paid out quick

App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance. Had my identity stolen month-end and the fraud team called me, not the other way around. Credit limit increase came through automatically after 6 months of on-time payments, no application.

Alba O'NeillOn the record
Filed Aug 9, 2021
5 / 5

Legit saved me

Closing on the house happened 9 days early because the loan officer actually answered emails.

Ethan HolmesOn the record
Filed Aug 8, 2021
4 / 5

Best rate I found

They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt. My overdraft got waived twice this year because I asked nicely, try that at a big bank haha.

Ewan RyanOn the record
Filed Aug 8, 2021
4 / 5

Mortgage closed early

Was expecting the usual runaround but the woman I spoke to, Marisol, actually knew her stuff. Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege.

Lucie OlivierOn the record
Filed Aug 8, 2021
5 / 5

Big win on the APR

Transferred $4,200 to my mom on a Sunday night and it landed before she woke up, no sketchy hold. They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice.

Delphine FontaineOn the record
Filed Aug 7, 2021
5 / 5

Worth switching for

No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild.

Clara BoulangerOn the record
Filed Aug 7, 2021
5 / 5

Fraud caught in minutes

Travel insurance paid out $1,840 for a cancelled flight within a week, I almost fell over. Closing on the house happened 9 days early because the loan officer actually answered emails.

Enzo LacroixOn the record
Filed Aug 7, 2021
5 / 5

Refund hit at 7am

signed up on a Wednesday and the welcome bonus hit by Friday, no jumping through hoops.

Damien LambertOn the record
Filed Aug 6, 2021
4 / 5

Finally a card that works

deposit cleared same day instead of the 3-5 business days nonsense I'm used to. Was expecting the usual runaround but the woman I spoke to, Marisol, actually knew her stuff.

Ethan DufourOn the record
Filed Aug 6, 2021
4 / 5

Shocked at how fast

Switched from my old bank in July and I'm honestly mad I waited this long lol. The chat agent definately knew what she was doing, fixed my joint account access in under 10 min.

Pierre Aubert
Filed Aug 5, 2021
1 / 5

Hidden fine print strikes again

Charged me $300 twice on a Tuesday and the app just said transaction pending for six days before anyone even looked. Overdraft of $2.14 cost me a $38 fee that posted before the deposit they already had pending, make it make sense.

Apolline Dupuis
Filed Aug 5, 2021
3 / 5

Hit or miss honestly

Branch staff are lovely, the woman at the counter downtown always remembers my name, but phone support is outsourced and painful.

Amélie GaillardOn the record
Filed Aug 5, 2021
4 / 5

No fees, no fuss

Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege.

Margaux Fabre
Filed Aug 4, 2021
5 / 5

Aisha at the branch is a gem

Rates on the HYSA bumped to 4.3% this month and nobody tried to hide it in fine print. Dispute on a $120 subscription I never signed up for was resolved in 48 hours, money back.

Nina Van DyckOn the record
Filed Aug 4, 2021
5 / 5

Painless, actually

APR came in at 6.1 which my credit union couldn't touch and the paperwork was done by Thursday. Switched from my old bank in July and I'm honestly mad I waited this long lol. Lost my debit card on vacation and had a replacement at the hotel the next morning.

Hans KosterOn the record
Filed Aug 3, 2021
3 / 5

Three stars feels fair

Fine for direct deposit and bills, wouldn't trust them with anything complicated like a business account.

Quinten De RidderOn the record
Filed Aug 3, 2021
5 / 5

Approved same day

Great.

Saar de BruinOn the record
Filed Aug 3, 2021
5 / 5

Keeper.

The branch on 5th was actually open at 6pm and the manager stayed late to notarize my docs.

Jurre RuttenOn the record
Filed Aug 2, 2021
5 / 5

Insurance paid out quick

The chat agent definately knew what she was doing, fixed my joint account access in under 10 min.

Lara Mol
Filed Aug 2, 2021
2 / 5

Nope.

my dispute got closed with no explanation and when I asked why they told me to refile from scratch. Fee structure is written like it was designed to confuse you and I pay a bank for that privilege. closed my account because I didn't use it for 11 months, no warning email, just a letter two weeks after the fact.

Niko Turunen
Filed Aug 1, 2021
5 / 5

Best rate I found

Got approved for the auto loan in like 12 minutes at the loans desk, the agent was shook. the app flagged a charge I didn't make at a gas station in Ohio and had a new card at my door Tuesday. They refunded a double charge from the taxi without me even having to upload a receipt.

Aada HarjuOn the record
Filed Aug 1, 2021
5 / 5

Mortgage closed early

The woman at the counter, I think her name was Lara, stayed past close to help me with a stop payment.

Emma VestergaardOn the record
Filed Aug 1, 2021
4 / 5

Big win on the APR

Dispute on a $120 subscription I never signed up for was resolved in 48 hours, money back. The branch on 5th was actually open at 6pm and the manager stayed late to notarize my docs. Transferred $4,200 to my mom on a Sunday night and it landed before she woke up, no sketchy hold.

Ida KarlssonOn the record
Filed Jul 31, 2021
5 / 5

Worth switching for

Had my identity stolen month-end and the fraud team called me, not the other way around.

William EdwardsOn the record
Filed Jul 31, 2021
5 / 5

Fraud caught in minutes

Lost my debit card on vacation and had a replacement at the hotel the next morning.

Finn Sheridan
Filed Jul 31, 2021
5 / 5

Refund hit at 7am

My overdraft got waived twice this year because I asked nicely, try that at a big bank haha.

Ava HallOn the record
Filed Jul 30, 2021
4 / 5

Finally a card that works

I called about a weird $8.50 fee and the rep just reversed it, no fight, no manager escalation nothing.

Saoirse MacDonaldOn the record
Filed Jul 30, 2021
5 / 5

Shocked at how fast

They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice. deposit cleared same day instead of the 3-5 business days nonsense I'm used to.

Clara HarrisOn the record
Filed Jul 29, 2021
4 / 5

10/10 would bank again

App is clean, no popups trying to sell me a credit card every time I check my balance. Had my identity stolen month-end and the fraud team called me, not the other way around.

Mason StewartOn the record
Filed Jul 29, 2021
2 / 5

Hold music hell

They froze my card at a gas pump in the middle of nowhere because buying $31 of fuel is apparently suspicious behavior now. my dispute got closed with no explanation and when I asked why they told me to refile from scratch.

Diarmuid Martin
Filed Jul 29, 2021
2 / 5

Took my money, lost my patience

The branch rep tried to sell me three products in a 20 minute appointment I booked to fix one problem. They lost my wire for $8,200 and spent two weeks telling me it was my receiving bank's fault, it wasn't.

Hannah FraserOn the record
Filed Jul 28, 2021
4 / 5

Aisha at the branch is a gem

Was expecting the usual runaround but the woman I spoke to, Marisol, actually knew her stuff. Zelle to my brother in Dallas was instant and free, meanwhile my old bank charged $3 for the privilege. They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice.

Eimear ClarkeOn the record
Filed Jul 28, 2021
4 / 5

Painless, actually

Transferred $4,200 to my mom on a Sunday night and it landed before she woke up, no sketchy hold. They waived the wire transfer fee because I'm a long-time customer, didn't even have to ask twice.

Thomas CameronOn the record
Filed Jul 27, 2021
5 / 5

Call center was great

No minimum balance, no monthly fee, I pay zero to use my own money which is wild. APR came in at 6.1 which my credit union couldn't touch and the paperwork was done by Thursday. Closing on the house happened 9 days early because the loan officer actually answered emails.